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Zephyr Project Welcomes CARIAD as a Platinum Member and Arm and Alif Semiconductor as Silver Members as it Launches the Long Term Support (LTS) Release

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Zephyr® Project announced that CARIAD has joined as a Platinum member as well as Alif Semiconductor and Arm as Silver members. Zephyr, an open source project at the Linux Foundation that builds a secure, connected and flexible RTOS for future-proof and resource-constrained devices, is easy to deploy and manage. It is a proven RTOS ecosystem created by developers for developers.

The project has seen record-breaking growth since it launched in 2015. In fact, in a recent Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) blog that monitors the trends and technologies that resonate with developers and end users, Zephyr was highlighted as the fourth most active Linux Foundation project and in the top 30 of all open source projects.

The Long Term Support (LTS) release is a great example of this momentem as there were more than 650 unique contributors, including an all-time record of 210 first timers. Zephyr RTOS supports over 700 boards running embedded microcontrollers from Arm and RISC-V to Tensilica, NIOS, ARC and x86 as single and multicore systems.

The LTS Release

The Zephyr 3.7 release is the next LTS version of the project, providing product makers with a stable foundation for building future-proof embedded connected products. This new release addresses the increasing complexity of today’s microcontrollers and embedded devices by providing a new way to describe hardware capabilities. Zephyr 3.7 also introduces notable improvements to its networking stack, such as a new HTTP/2 server library and support for IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP). The project has also been continuously working on making development easier, from allowing access to the Zephyr shell over Bluetooth to allowing developers to bootstrap an LLEXT development environment in minutes. More technical details can be found on the Zephyr blog. Or, join the Tech Talk on August 1 at 6 am PDT to learn more about Zephyr 3.7 from release managers and maintainers.

Over 40 security vulnerabilities have been fixed since the last LTS release 2 years ago, and Zephyr 3.7 LTS will be maintained until January 2027. Product makers are encouraged to subscribe to the project’s Vulnerability Alert Registry  to stay informed about security vulnerabilities and updates.

The LTS improvements enable more products to leverage Zephyr. Recent products featured on the Zephyr Product Page include:

The Okrånglig Gateway is a Power-over-Ethernet driven, streamlined Linux SBC that connects IoT devices to the cloud. With Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52833 co-CPU running Zephyr RTOS, it provides a 2.4 GHz radio, as well as NFC tag emulation for provisioning and configuration.Grid Pad 13 is a speech generating device that can be used with every type of alternative access, including eye gaze. It is specifically designed for people diagnosed with MND / ALS, Cerebral Palsy, brain injury and other conditions that affect speech and mobility.SenseCAP T1000-S LoRaWAN Tracker is a compact card-size, open source device with an IP65 rating for precise location tracking. It’s equipped with temperature, light, and motion sensors, making it ideal for a variety of applications for location and status monitoring.

A Growing Community

Zephyr RTOS has a growing set of software libraries that can be used across various applications and industry sectors such as Industrial IoT, wearables, machine learning and more. It is built with an emphasis on broad chipset support, security, dependability, long-term support releases and a growing open source ecosystem.

CARIAD is the automotive software company of the Volkswagen Group with the mission to create and deliver leading digital technology for the Group´s cars. Powerful software architectures enable completely new customer experiences in the vehicles of Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche. CARIAD’s driver assistance systems, charging technology, unified infotainment platform, software functions for linking powertrains and chassis as well as digital services make automotive mobility safer and more comfortable. Founded in 2020, CARIAD today consists of 6,000 employees worldwide from over 90 nationalities. 

CARIAD, Zephyr’s first automotive member company, joins other Platinum members including Analog Devices, Antmicro, Baumer, Google, Intel, Meta, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP, Oticon, Qualcomm Innovation Center and ZEISS.  Thomas Fleischmann, Manager Competence Center Embedded Development at Cariad, will join the Governing Board.

“We are excited to join the Zephyr Project and contribute to its ongoing success as a feature-rich and widely-used open source platform. Our development team is eager to collaborate with the global Zephyr community and is looking forward to contributing to the project with a specific focus on safety requirements for use in the automotive sector,” said Sanjay Lal, Chief Software Officer at CARIAD.

Alif Semiconductor and Arm join Ac6, Arduino, AVSystem, Baumer, BayLibre, Blues, Golioth, Infineon, IRNAS, Laird Connectivity, Linaro, Memfault, Percepio, Renesas Electronics, Silicon Labs, Sternum, STMicroelectronics, Synopsys, Texas Instruments and Wind River as Silver members.

Alif Semiconductor is the industry-leading supplier of next-generation secure AI/ML-enabled 32-bit microcontrollers. Since 2019, Alif’s expanding offering of microcontrollers and fusion processors has been revolutionizing the way developers can create broad, scalable, and connected AI-enabled embedded applications that are genuinely power efficient.

“Alif Semiconductor is excited to join the Zephyr community,” said Henrik Flodell, Senior. Product Marketing Director at Alif Semiconductor. “Software enablement is key to unlock the full potential of microprocessor technology for developers, and it is clear from the feedback we get from our customers that Zephyr’s approach for delivering this has them very excited as well.”

Arm designs the foundational compute platforms for a vast partner ecosystem, including semiconductor companies, the world’s largest OEMs, and innovative start-ups. 

“The performance, efficiency and pervasiveness of Arm technology makes it the platform of choice for a vast ecosystem of developers deploying embedded applications ranging from automotive to edge AI and beyond,” said Andrew Wafaa, senior director, Software Communities at Arm. “Open source initiatives such as Zephyr are hugely valuable for the Arm ecosystem and we are pleased to be joining the project to further enable millions of developers to innovate and scale across a range of applications on Arm.”

Explore Zephyr RTOS up close:

Zephyr ambassadors will be on-site at Open Source Summit Europe in Vienna, Austria, on September 16-18 to present best practices, applications, products based on the RTOS and more. Check out the schedule here. Additionally, the Zephyr Project will host a workshop on Thursday, September 19 for developers considering Zephyr in embedded products. Sponsored by Infineon, the hands-on portion of the session will feature the building of two connected applications using Infineon’s AIROC™ CYW20829 Bluetooth LE MCU Evaluation Kit. To register for Zephyr Workshop, add it to your Open Source Summit Europe registration.

About the Zephyr Project

The Zephyr® Project is an open source, scalable real-time operating system (RTOS) supporting multiple hardware architectures. To learn more, please visit www.zephyrproject.org.

About the Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is the world’s leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world’s infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, PyTorch, RISC-V, SPDX, OpenChain, Zephyr RTOS and more. The Linux Foundation focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at linuxfoundation.org.

The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see its trademark usage page: www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

Media Contact:
Maemalynn Meanor
Director of Public Relations & Communications
maemalynn@linuxfoundation.org 

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Greenzie releases 2025 Annual Safety Report, documenting multi-year safety performance at commercial scale

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The data shows zero lost-time injuries, zero OSHA medical attentions and zero human near-misses across real-world operation

ATLANTA, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Greenzie, the technology platform powering commercial autonomy across multiple OEMs, today shared multi-year safety data from real-world commercial operation, documenting more than 150,000 autonomous miles with zero lost-time injuries, zero OSHA medical attentions and zero human near-misses. The data is published in Greenzie’s 2025 Annual Safety Report, available at greenzie.com/safety.

The report is based on extensive operational data spanning more than 5.4 billion square feet of turf mowed, 68,000+ hours of autonomous mowing and more than 50,000 operator days, the equivalent of 265 mowing seasons.

“Greenzie is helping define safety in autonomous landscape operations, and transparency is a critical part of that,” said Steve Bush, chief operating officer of Greenzie. “These results show that commercial autonomy is operating safely at meaningful scale in the field. Transparency matters because as this category matures, real-world data helps build confidence in what responsible deployment looks like.”

The report’s findings are particularly significant in the context of the U.S. landscaping industry, which employs roughly 1.3 million workers and experiences a higher-than-average rate of workplace accidents compared to other fields. Greenzie’s multi-year operating data shows that autonomy is not theoretical; it is already being deployed consistently and performing safely at scale.

“Greenzie Powered Autonomy™ has been validated through years of sustained use in the field,” Bush said. “That level of real-world performance reinforces both the reliability of our platform and the broader readiness of commercial autonomy.”

Greenzie attributes this performance to a disciplined safety approach that includes robust perception, tested operating standards and continuous validation in real-world commercial environments.

For more information about Greenzie, visit greenzie.com.

About Greenzie

Founded in 2018, Greenzie is the technology platform powering commercial autonomy. Created to solve the landscape industry’s labor and productivity challenges, Greenzie works with leading equipment manufacturers to deliver the software, navigation and safety systems that enable mowing and other outdoor power equipment to operate autonomously in real-world commercial environments. Today, Greenzie’s platform is running on hundreds of machines in active use, helping manufacturers bring autonomy to market and allowing operators to get more done with limited labor—moving autonomy from early experimentation to everyday operations. For more information, visit greenzie.com.

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CGI renews global SAP S/4HANA operations and SAP BTP operations certifications, reinforcing its consistent, quality delivery at scale

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MONTRÉAL, April 23, 2026 /CNW/ – CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A), one of the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world, announced that it has achieved the following recertifications for its global operation capabilities:

SAP S/4HANA operations and works with RISE with SAP SAP BTP operations and works with RISE with SAP

These recertifications highlight CGI’s ability to deliver consistent, high-quality managed SAP services and operations across regions, including services aligned with RISE with SAP. CGI’s SAP-based services help clients reduce operational risk, improve performance and efficiency and scale transformation with greater predictability. This also builds on CGI’s SAP alliance relationship momentum, including its recent AWS SAP Competency Partner status which highlights CGI’s expertise in modernizing mission-critical SAP workloads with AI-enabled cloud solutions.

“Running SAP at enterprise scale requires a partner with proven capabilities, delivery discipline and the ability to innovate securely, including through the integration of AI to deliver tangible outcomes,” said Didier Thérond, President, CGI France operations, and Global Executive Sponsor for CGI’s partnership with SAP. “These global recertifications reinforce CGI’s end-to-end SAP capabilities, including AI-enabled services, helping clients operate mission-critical systems with confidence and advance their modernization and cloud strategies.”

“CGI remains a trusted partner in our SAP Operations Partner program, consistently demonstrating a structured and disciplined approach to certification,” said Rudolf Scheipers, VP, Head of SAP Operations Partner Certification, SAP Partner Innovation Lifecycle Services. “These recertifications highlight the company’s mature operating model and commitment to the high standards we expect globally, ensuring clients running SAP environments can rely on consistent, secure, and efficient operations.”

CGI’s global alliance strategy features partnerships with more than 150 technology companies and supports its local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network. Through its SAP alliance, CGI helps organizations accelerate innovation, deploy and manage SAP solutions globally, and deliver industry-specific business outcomes with rapid, scalable, and AI-enabled cloud and ERP services.

About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2025 reported revenue is CA$15.91 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

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Scholastic Corporation Announces Final Results of Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer

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NEW YORK, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Scholastic Corporation (the “Company” or “Scholastic”) (Nasdaq: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the final results of its “modified Dutch Auction” tender offer for shares of its common stock, which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 20, 2026.

Based on the final count by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the depositary for the tender offer, a total of 2,834,018 shares of Scholastic’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (each share of Scholastic’s common stock, a “Share,” and collectively, “Shares”), were properly tendered and not properly withdrawn at or below the purchase price of $40.00 per Share, including 989,343 Shares that were tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery.

Scholastic has accepted for purchase a total of 2,834,018 Shares through the tender offer at a price of $40.00 per Share, for an aggregate cost of $113,360,720.00, excluding fees and expenses relating to the tender offer.  The total of 2,834,018 Shares that Scholastic has accepted for purchase represents approximately 13.7% of the total number of Shares outstanding as of April 19,  2026.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as the dealer manager for the tender offer. Georgeson LLC served as the information agent. Holders of common stock who have questions or need information about the tender offer may call Georgeson LLC at (866) 539-9980 (toll free). Banks and brokers may call Georgeson at (866) 539-9980 or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (877) 371-5947 (toll free).

About Scholastic 

For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are – at school, at home and in their communities – by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children’s books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children’s media. As the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including the conditions of the children’s book and educational materials markets generally and acceptance of the Company’s products within those markets, and other risks and factors identified from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated.

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